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Objects abandoned by Boko Haram --- Eyewitnesses
said that one of the sect member who disguised as a vigilante member picked the
item up against the advise of other vigilante members. He walked into the busy
market where the explosive detonated. (Image source: KSM News/Facebook)
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A sack of
home-made bombs discovered at an abandoned Boko Haram camp exploded, killing 63
people in northeast Nigeria, civilian self-defense fighters said Wednesday.
Haruna Bukar, a witness to the blast, said the local
militia was patrolling the area when they discovered the camp and found the bag
of metal objects, which they carried to the nearby town of Monguno.
Media report continues:
As residents gathered around to examine the bag, it
exploded, said Bukar.
Scores of people have been killed this month in
suicide and other bombings carried out by Nigeria's homegrown extremists using
these kinds of improvised explosive devices.
Boko Haram took control of a large swath of
northeast Nigeria until a multinational force this year forced them out of
towns and villages. Nigeria's military says the extremists are now confined to
the Sambisa Forest.
Boko Haram denies this and has stepped up bombings
and hit-and-run attacks since President Muhammadu Buhari announced at his May
29 inauguration that the command control center for the war against the
insurgents is moving to Maiduguri, the biggest city in northeast Nigeria and
the birthplace of Boko Haram.
The 6-year-old Islamic uprising is blamed for the
deaths of some 13,000 people. More than 1.5 million have been driven from their
homes, some across borders.
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